§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what statutory provisions govern the mixing or blending on site at cement works of(a) cemfuel and (b) other products derived from recovered solvents before being fed directly into the kiln. [59477]
§ Mr. MealeAs a waste recovery operation the blending or mixing of waste solvents to produce secondary liquid fuels, including `cemfuel', for cement kilns falls subject to the provisions of the EC Framework Directive on waste (75/442 EEC as amended). The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 are the main means by which we have implemented that Directive.
278WThe waste management licensing system provided for by the 1994 Regulations and Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 applies to both waste recovery and waste disposal operations. However, Regulation 16 of the 1994 Regulations excludes from licensing any recovery or disposal of waste where this is carried out under an integrated pollution control authorisation (that is an authorisation under Part I of the 1990 Act where the activity is or forms part of a process designated for central control under section 2(4) of that Act). This recognises that processes controlled under the integrated pollution control regime, such as cement kilns, should not be subject to superfluous control under the waste management licensing regime.
Under the Special Waste Regulations 1996, establishments or undertakings which carry out disposal or recovery of special waste are prohibited from mixing different categories of such waste or of mixing special waste with non-special waste unless it is permitted under a waste management licence; carried out under an authorisation under Part I of the 1990 Act; or a waste management licensing exemption applies.